When: Saturday, April 07, 2018 At 10:00 am - Where: Musco Center for the Arts Main Stage - Info and tickets at chapman.edu/cinema - Organized by : Chapman University In collaboration with : IIC Los Angeles - Entrance : Free A group of distinguished scholars will discuss the influence of Italian film throughout a variety of historical periods, theme...

CineFesta Italia in Santa Fe has finalized its film selections for 2018, including both curated films selected by Creative Director Luca Ceccarelli and the Official Selections from its first-ever international competition. The deadline for submissions to the competition has just passed and films have been selected to screen by a jury made up of a w...

When: Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00 pm - Where: West Hollywood Council Chambers (library building), 625 N. San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069- What: SEEfest is thrilled to host the super-quintet of Trieste aficionados sharing their stories, anecdotes and insights about the cosmopolitan region in northern Adriatic. Trieste presides at the inters...

When: Monday, March 26, 2018 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024 - Entrance : Free Part of the new series Wine and Dine – Wine and Food Tasting Parties in partnership with Vinomatica.com Wine Agency and its Founder and CEO, Master Taster and Wine Educator, Giammario Villa. An interactive wine...

From Friday, March 02, 2018 to Thursday, May 31, 2018. IIC Los Angeles - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90024. Entrance: Free. Delineo: Italia Bellissima meets Valerio Berruti. Featuring works by regional ceramic and textile artisans selected by architect Andrea Capellino and site specific art created by Berruti. The show brings to Los Angel...

ITALIAN DESIGN DAY, this year in its second edition, is a worldwide initiative created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as part of "Vivere ALL'Italiana" a campaign that promotes Italy's culture and economy. The 2018 edition highlights the relationship between Design and Sustainability, investigating the contribution...

It's a well-deserved honor for one of the world's most-accomplished actresses. Monica Bellucci was the center of attention as she was honored Wednesday at the Harmony Gold theater in Los Angeles, in a dual effort from the Filming on Italy festival and the Italian Institute of Culture Los Angeles Creativity Awards, Variety reported. The 53-year-old...

Not only Hollywood, but culture, fashion, entrepreneurship and good food as well. Los Angeles is no longer just the world capital of cinema. And the Italian Cultural Institute seems to be aware of it. At the beginning of the new year, we had a chance to interview IIC Director Valeria Rumori about her goals for 2018 in the many fields where the Inst...

When: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 At 6:30 pm - Where: Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles - Organized by : IIC - Entrance : Free Authors Gian Maria Annovi (winner of the Ennio Flaiano Internetional Prize for Italian Studies) and Christopher Domingues Micheal will discuss the work of Italian world-renowned writer and filmaker Pier Paolo Paso...

The conference comemorates the six-houndredth anniversary of the birth of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta (1417-1468), Lord of Rimini, who occupied a central position in the history of the Italian Renaissance. Organaized by Massimo Ciavolella (UCLA) and Bryan Keene (The J. Paul Getty Museum), in collaboration with the IIC Los Angeles. Advanced regist...